From 037df3f2a4ebbc2f97913f5ae6ba377e37ad1607 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mathias Biilmann Christensen Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:19:25 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Improve README --- README.md | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6af6f360..b461c530 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Add a `config.yml` file to the `/admin` folder and configure your content model: ```yaml backend: - name: github-api + name: github repo: owner/repo # Path to your Github repository branch: master # Branch to update (master by default) @@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ collections: # A list of collections the CMS should be able to edit - {label: "Title", name: "title", widget: "string", tagname: "h1"} - {label: "Body", name: "body", widget: "markdown"} - {label: "Foo", name: "foo", widget: "foo"} - meta: # Meta data fields. Just like fields, but without any preview element - {label: "Publish Date", name: "date", widget: "datetime"} - name: "settings" label: "Settings" @@ -130,10 +129,15 @@ content will look in the context of the published site. Currently these widgets are built-in: -* **string** A basic text input -* **markdown** A markdown editor +* **string** A basic string input +* **text** A text area input +* **markdown** A markdown editor (both visual and raw mode) * **datetime** A date and time input * **image** An uploaded image +* **number** An integer input +* **object** A compound object, must have an inner `fields` attribute with more fields +* **list** A list of items. Can have an inner `fields` attribute if each element is an object +* **hidden** Hidden element - typically only useful with a `default` attribute ## Extending Netlify CMS @@ -142,6 +146,7 @@ The Netlify CMS exposes an `window.CMS` global object that you can use to regist * **registerPreviewStyle** Register a custom stylesheet to use on the preview pane. * **regsiterPreviewTemplate** Registers a template for a collection. * **registerWidget** lets you register a custom widget. +* **registerEditorComponent** lets you add a block component to the Markdown editor **Writing React Components inline** @@ -234,10 +239,44 @@ CMS.registerWidget('categories', CategoriesControl); ``` +### `registerEditorComponent` -## Coming Soon: +lets your register a block level component for the Markdown editor -More built-in Widgets, CMS registry extendability endpoints, Docs on file formats, internal APIs etc... +`CMS.registerEditorComponent(definition)` -This is obviously still early days for Netlify CMS, there's a long list of features -and improvements on the roadmap. +**Params** + +* definition: The component definition, must specify: id, label, fields, patterns, fromBlock, toBlock, toPreview + +**Example:** + +```js +CMS.registerEditorComponent({ + // Internal id of the component + id: "youtube", + // Visible label + label: "Youtube", + // Fields the user need to fill out when adding an instance of the component + fields: [{name: 'id', label: 'Youtube Video ID', widget: 'string'}], + // Pattern to identify a block as being an instance of this component + pattern: /^{{<\s?youtube (\S+)\s?>}}/, + // Function to extract data elements from the regexp match + fromBlock: function(match) { + return { + id: match[1] + }; + }, + // Function to create a text block from an instance of this component + toBlock: function(obj) { + return '{{< youtube ' + obj.id + ' >}}'; + }, + // Preview output for this component. Can either be a string or a React component + // (Component gives better render performance) + toPreview: function(obj) { + return ( + 'Youtube Video' + ); + } +}); +```